by Justin Paperny | Apr 21, 2009 | Blog
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Twenty-Eight Days Until My Release From Taft Federal Prison Camp And the countdown goes on. These final weeks of my imprisonment keep me busy. Last night I worked on a flyer I will use to promote Lessons From Prison. Preparations for the...
by Justin Paperny | Feb 9, 2009 | Blog
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2009 Ninety-Nine Days Until My Release From Taft Federal Prison Camp I am pleased to introduce myself to the readers of PrisonNewsBlog.com. My name is Justin Paperny and I am coming to the end of an 18-month sentence I served for violations of...
by Justin Paperny | Jan 7, 2009 | Blog
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2009 Plea Bargaining v Trial: Perspective From A Federal Prisoner This morning I walked Taft’s dirt track with John, who self-surrendered to Taft Camp in December. John is serving a sentence of one year and one day for tax evasion. In a...
by Justin Paperny | Dec 5, 2008 | Blog
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2008 It’s December 5th, a Friday. On Wednesday and Thursday I covered the first two prongs of the fraud triangle: pressure and rationalization. Today I will discuss the third prong, opportunity. Shortly after joining Kenny at Bear Stearns, I...
by Justin Paperny | Oct 20, 2008 | Blog
October 20, 2008 When I graduated from USC in 1997 I hadn’t considered myself a stellar student. I earned mostly B’s and a few A’s. I was an athlete there. After graduation I built a career as a stockbroker. A few years later some bad decisions led me to charges of...
